Hepatitis B virus genotypes in children with chronic hepatitis B in Poland

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 655-658

  Dzierzanowska Fangrat, Katarzyna ^a,b   Woynarowski, Marek ^a   Szczygielska, Izabela ^c   Jozwiak, Paulina ^a   Cielecka Kuszyk, Joanna ^a   Dzierzanowska, Danuta ^a   Madalinski, Kazimierz ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY   (Poland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Genotypes; Hepatitis B

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 33744469571     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200606000-00013     Document Type: Article

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